Gordon Simmonite

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Gordon Simmonite
Personal information
Full name Gordon Simmonite [1]
Date of birth (1957-04-25) 25 April 1957 (age 66) [1]
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
– Rotherham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
197?–1978 Sheffield Wednesday 1 (0)
1978–1980 Boston United [lower-alpha 1] 33 (1)
1980–1982 Blackpool 63 (1)
1982–1988 Lincoln City 85 (0)
1988–19xx Gainsborough Trinity
19xx–199x Matlock Town
International career
1979–1980 England semi-pro 5
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gordon Simmonite (born 25 April 1957) is an English former professional footballer who made 136 appearances in the Football League playing for Sheffield Wednesday, Blackpool and Lincoln City. [4] He also played Non-League football for Boston United, Gainsborough Trinity and Matlock Town. He played as a full back.

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Life and career

Simmonite was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, [1] and began his football career as an apprentice with Rotherham United. He then joined Sheffield Wednesday, [4] for whom he played just once in the Third Division  – in a 2–0 defeat away to Chesterfield in February 1977 [5]  – before moving into Non-League football with Northern Premier League club Boston United the following year. He was voted the club's player of the year in his first season, [6] and won five caps for the England semi-professional national team. [7]

In 1980, Simmonite returned to the Football League with Third Division Blackpool for a £15,000 fee. [6] He made his debut in a 3–0 defeat at Brentford on 20 September, and went on to make a further 17 League appearances that season, under player-manager Alan Ball firstly, then Allan Brown. [8]

The following 1981–82 campaign saw Simmonite make 29 League appearances. He also scored one goal, in a 7–1 victory over Halifax Town at Bloomfield Road on 30 September. [8]

Under new manager Sam Ellis, he started the first sixteen League games of Blackpool's 1982–83 season, [8] before family reasons prompted a move to Lincoln City for a £6,000 fee. [9] He played regularly for the first couple of years, but then made no senior appearances until 1987, [1] after Lincoln suffered two consecutive relegations, becoming the first team to be automatically relegated to the Conference. [10] He acted as assistant manager in the early part of the 1987–88 Football Conference season, [11] and returned as a player in December, making 13 appearances as Lincoln returned to the Football League as champions. [12]

After leaving Lincoln, Simmonite appeared for Northern Premier League clubs Gainsborough Trinity and Matlock Town. [13]

Notes

  1. ↑ Figures are for the 1979–80 and 1980–81 seasons in the Alliance Premier League only. [2] The statistics at Ken Fox's BUFC site for the 1978–79 season in the Northern Premier League are incomplete. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gordon Simmonite". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 1 March 2013. Season details are sourced via the Season Stats dropdown menu at the bottom right of this page. The site is partly subscription-based, but only free-access sections are used for reference. If pop-up login dialogue boxes appear, press the "Cancel" button to proceed.
  2. ↑ Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 123, 132. ISBN   978-1-869833-52-7.
  3. ↑ "Season 1978/9 – Statistics". Boston United FC – The Original Website. Ken Fox. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Sheffield Wednesday: 1946/47–2011/12"., "Lincoln City: 1946/47–1986/87 & 1988/89–2011/12"., and "Blackpool: 1946/47–2011/12". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Jackson, Stuart. "Gordon Simmonite". The Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Adrian Bullock. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Boston United Roll Call". Boston United FC – The Original Website. Ken Fox. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Simmonite: International matches". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 Blackpool: A Complete History 1887–1992, Roy Calley (1992)
  9. ↑ Murphy, Colin (2 May 2007). "First-hand experience of Alan's class". Lincolnshire Echo.
  10. ↑ "Record Breakers & Makers: 1967–1987". Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Simmonite quits". Daily Express. 10 October 1987. p. 42.
  12. ↑ Williams, Tony, ed. (1988). Non League Club Directory 1989. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 784–85. ISBN   978-1-869833-09-1.
  13. ↑ Parker, Andy (19 March 1991). "Rovers rule" (reprint hosted by Gresley F.C.). Burton Mail. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
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